Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will be in Bucharest and Constanta on Friday to co-chair the conference of the International Moldova Support Platform and to meet with Romanian officials.Alongside her Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu and French Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Annalena Baerbock will co-chair the second ministerial conference of the International Moldova Support Platform, the German Embassy in Bucharest announced.The officials will call on the participating countries to continue and develop the support measures for the Republic of Moldova agreed upon at the first ministerial conference held on April 5 in Berlin, such as those referring to the situation of Ukraine refugees, border management, energy security and economic resilience.In the afternoon, Minister Annalena Baerbock will meet with Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu for discussions on the bilateral and European policy, consultations on the situation in Ukraine, and on ways to step up security, economic, climate and energy cooperation.The two Foreign Ministers will sign the first day envelope with the commemorative stamp issued on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Friendship Treaty. A meeting with the president of the Germans' Democratic Forum of Romania is scheduled afterwards.In the first part of the evening, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Constanta, where she will join local officials and representatives of German companies to discuss grain exports from Ukraine via the port of Constanta.
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
Bucharest's culinary scene welcomes back OLEA, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel's celebrated Mediterranean destination, now reimagined with a fresh concept that blends authentic coastal flavours with contemporary sophistication. Following an extensive transformation, OLEA reopens its doors to offer guests a refined journey through the Mediterranean's sun-drenched culinary traditions, right in the heart of Romania's […]
